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James Cameron Ventures to Deepest Part of Earth in a One-Man Sub [VIDEO]

James Cameron, the Academy Award winning director of the 'Titanic', will be the first director to film a venture to the deepest point of Earth in a one-man submarine.

He is heading to Challenger Deep, which is the deepest part of the Mariana Trench off the coast of the Philippines in the Pacific Ocean. Challenger Deep has been explored only once before, 52 years ago. Due to the lack of technology in the Bathyscaphe Trieste submarine, deep sea explorers Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh couldn't see a thing in the pitch black Mariana Trench in 1960. They certainly didn't take photos or video footage.

Cameron will navigate in the Deepsea Challenger submarine, and he will remain submerged for up to six hours at risky depths. This dive will be Cameron's eighth — his other dives include trips to explore the Titanic twice.

If successful, submarine engineers will marvel over their scientific wonder. The sub is custom built and loaded with electronics, four HD cameras, a boom mounted light and a 7 foot panel of LEDs capable of lighting 100 feet ahead in clear water. Going this deep into the ocean will put extreme pressure on the ship. The sphere-shaped sub has a fixed internal atmosphere, so Cameron won't have to pop his ears before the dive.

The submarine is expected to descend in two hours, leaving Cameron plenty of time to explore. It took the former crew five hours to reach the Mariana Trench, and they spent 20 minutes at the bottom of the ocean.

The sub will reemerge in a different part of the ocean. Cameron will be stuck in the submarine until the above sea crew opens the sub door because it does not open from the inside.

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